| Mr. Anderson has contributed to the success of the Space Shuttle program by supporting the NASA Space Network (SN) and Ground Network (GN) for more than three decades. Most notably for human spaceflight, his engineering expertise significantly contributed to a major, highly successful upgrade to the GN with the MILA/Bermuda Re-engineering project STPS. His support as the Chief Technologist supporting the SN and GN enable him to share his innovative and creative methods on many development tasks that benefit human space flight.During his support to NASA over the last 32 years, Mr. Anderson has participated in the development of several systems that have contributed to the success of the human spaceflight program. He leveraged his ground station support obtained from leading the operations and maintenance in the NASA Fairbanks Alaska ground station (1975-1987) to other key engineering development activities for both NASA and NOAA. He supported the Space Network (SN) during the challenging launch of the first TDRS as it struggled to reach orbit. With just hours notice, Mr. Anderson prepared his station to be able to support this critical communications asset for Shuttle. His most direct support to human space flight occurred in the 1993-1994 timeframe, when he supported the development of the Ground Network (GN) upgrade to the key launch support sites of Merritt Island (MILA), Ponce De Leon (PDL), and Bermuda.
He was the engineering lead for the S-band Tracking Processing System (STPS), directing and coordinating the daily activities of seven technicians to assure proper assembly, test, and acceptance of the equipment to schedule. The STPS provides the communications interface for Shuttle telemetry/tracking information. The team worked tirelessly during development, above and beyond normal work hours, striving to ensure that the system performed as planned and was delivered on time. The system has performed extremely well in its more than 12 years of operational support; its robust design providing flawless support during the critical Space Shuttle launch and early orbit phase.
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